Ironing board



Oct. 13, 1931. H. E. BRADSTREET IRONING BOARD Filed Sept. 5, 1930 r Cutend far enough underneath the reduced portion 11 of the board toprevent the board being tilted on the outer ends 17 of the supportseither longitudinally or laterally of the major or longitudinal axis ofthe ironing board.

It will be noted that by virtue of the dshaped outline of the supports,spaces 18 exist for the accumulation of material when, for instance apleated skirt or other article is being ironed so that the freshlyironed material may be passed through said spaces without rumpling.

It will be noted that the bills 19 of the J-shaped supports extendpractically to the shoulders or rounded edges 12 at the junctures of themajor and minor portions of the board. Consequently, the supports haveconsiderable bearing surface against the underneath face of the board toinsure rigidity of the structure when in use. Furthermore, the shanks 20of the l-shaped suppor s by virtue of extending from nearly end to endof the ironing board proper, have consider able bearing surface upon thetable top or other support upon which the ironing board is being used sothat tendency of the board to slip and scratch the furniture when in useis reduced to an unavoidable minimum.

From the above description it is thought that the construction andoperation of my invention will be clearly understood without furtherdescription.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A folding ironing board comprising a board reduced in width at oneend, substantially J-shaped supports hinged to the underneath face ofthe board longitudinally there of and foldable fiat against saidunderneath face, and a swivel bar on said underneath face adapted to beextended transversely of said face and engage said supports to hold themin operative upright position,

2. A folding ironing board comprising a board reduced at one end thereoffor substantially one-half its length, substantially \l-shaped supportshinged to the underneath face of said board longitudinally thereof andhaving the bills thereof extending substantially to the junctures ofsaid reduced portion with the major portion of the board, said supportshaving the shanks thereof extending to nearly the extreme free end ofsaid reduced portion of the boardwhereby accidental upsetting of theboard is prevented, when articles are pressed on said reduced endthereof, and a swivel bar on said underneath face of the board disposedbetween said supports when the'latter are folded against said underneathface and adapted to be rocked transversely of said board and engage saidsupports to hold them 1n operative position.

3. A folding ironing board comprising a board reduced at one end forsubstantially one-half its length, substantially \l-shaped supports forthe board disposed longitudinally thereof, a pair of spaced hingessecuring each of said supports to said board and permitting of saidsupports being folded flat against said underneath face or being rockedupright from said underneath face, and a bar swiveled on said underneathface adapted to lie between said supports when the latter are folded,said bar being adapted to extend transversely between and engage saidsupports to hold them in upright operative position, said bar and saidsupport-s extending substantially flush with each other when ininoperative position whereby the ironing board may be stored in a spacesubstantially twice the thickness of said board, the shanks of saidJ-shaped supports extending substan tially to the extremity of saidreduced end of said board whereby to prevent upsetting of the board whenin use.

4. A miniature folding ironing board comprising a board reduced at oneend for substantially one-half the length of the board and roundedgently at the edges from said reduced end to the major portion of theboard, substantially J-shaped supports hinged to the underneath face ofsaid board longitudinally thereof and having the bills thereof extendingalong the major portion of the board to substantially said roundedportions at the junctures of said major por tion with said reducedportion of the board, the shanks of said supports extendingsubstantially from the major portion of the board to nearly theextremity of the reduced portion of the board, hinge connections betweensaid board and said supports permitting of said supports being extendedupright or being folded flat against the underneath face of the board,and a swivel bar disposed substantially at the center of said underneathface of the board and adapted to engage said supports to hold them inoperative upright position, said bar being adapted to extendlongitudinally of the board between said supports when the latter arefolded.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HOSEA BRADSTR-EET. [L.S.]

